by dbadmin | Jun 3, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is developing an “Enhanced HDR brightness” setting for Android 16 QPR1 to give users system-level control over screen brightening from HDR content. This upcoming feature will include both a toggle to disable HDR support entirely and a slider to adjust the...
by dbadmin | Jun 3, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google Pixel phones may soon feature an always-on display that shows a blurred version of your lock screen wallpaper, a new option called ‘ambient AOD’. This ‘ambient AOD’ feature is hidden in the Android 16 QPR1 beta update and includes a user toggle to turn the...
by dbadmin | Jun 3, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News, Wallpapers
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google Pixel users on Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 are now getting personalized wallpaper suggestions. The suggestions are curated from your Google Photos library, mainly featuring people and pets. Users can revoke access if they...
by dbadmin | Jun 1, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Samsung, Samsung One UI
It’s been a few days since Samsung shadow-dropped the One UI 8 beta, and so far, first impressions are positive. While not as drastic an update as One UI 7, we’ve found plenty of noteworthy changes — from Now Bar updates to new widget customization options. There’s a...
by dbadmin | May 31, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Google, Google Pixel
Ever since Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 was released a little over a week ago, the number of new features and changes we’ve discovered has almost been overwhelming. Material 3 Expressive is the star of the show, but we’ve found loads of other things too — most recently,...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Google is beginning to introduce the Advanced Protection mode feature to users on Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1. Advanced Protection is a one-click toggle for enhanced security measures on the entire device, including theft protection, network security, app restrictions, and...